He had a group of papers in his hand and said, "Before you say no Dean, look at the money on the table. This contract I hold in my hand entitles you t... a hundred times what is on the table. We are the richest baseball team in both leagues and have the money to back it up. Sign this deal and you will never want for money again. You know our history and will be playing for a true winner. Sign with us?"The man was all puffed up and confidant. He was looking around at everyone smiling a victorious. So at the meal the usual goes down. afterwards the bride and groom go to each table and chat, it was our table next and I'd been watching Ian take the presents away. so the fucker stands next to me slightly turned so his ass was about a foot away from my face and he stands there knowing I can't touch and I cant even look at it properly. I.. was.. gagging.. for that ass! the fucker was teasing me.lights are dimmed and it's cheesy disco music time. mingling I end up at the top table and it's all. . But I...” I mumbled.“But what, Alan,” she asked.“Callie ... I love you,” I said. “I just can’t do anything to you that might hurt you or cause you any...”She hugged me again. Then she shook her head. “Alan you’re a special guy,” she said. “My sister has no idea how lucky she is. Look ... what we’re doing is a very important thing for our family. Not just for you and Kellie, but for my mom and dad and for your parents too. Shit ... it’s even important for me.After Kellie’s accident ... You. Not unusual in itself. I met a different woman every day. But this was a different different woman. I hadn't realized it since it had become a way of life, but ever since my wife left me in 1996, I've been lonely. That's over 10,000 years of being lonely.Not alone. I dated and picked up women in the years before my death, but I never got close to anyone. And I've had a different woman in my bed almost every night for the past five months. Sex is a wonderful thing, but it doesn't replace love. I.